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f I TttV. OMAHA DAILY NET:: SUNDAY, .TANlrAKY I, WOX. 'li'l f M i M :.,Hf 'HI I r I.. . 'I in' v '...) . . the fif: i!-' po'd: A !l!'riif t.) tiiliil tliomiclvcs III -t tii l'inii l'l' Midi i 1 m r i i .' . it l;il"ir if i- i 1 1 1 1 I!:'Si nlti. -IhhiM .-irin- with tin- man :l l'i'I i I'ott 1.1' II ' It ! i r :my .11 the I'. I' liiTM-ir to tli n "f th.. i.(Y. i very il.'iil'tf ill, Imwi'vi r. : i i 1. 'T:i 1 'li number of the i:iyri.ll III tin- vnrl.um fin- trut t 111 it v ii II '!' 'Pit M ti 1 1 I t MM iivvr. tii!" i ;,;.! s.v;. I I llll IlllT t.l statistics Ciill.il('ll 1lV tllf j Vi'W V m k .T i ii i-1 m I i'f ( 'I'lniniTi'i'. In- i-itrl:i! i i . t it inn N sti'.-i.r.ly inere.-ts-! In.: Wlill" there wn- ii ili'i-ri'MMi'd tic 1 1' ity i'f trust I'lMiiinii'i - Inst your, puriiy . il'.li' t.l till' f.l' t tll.'lt till' Hi l'l llllil belli pretty wi ll i'i.ilii'il ninl partly to lln.iti- i ft t 1 1 t I I ! II " I f - ... it'll I. 1 li0t III '' If l -t .f. II. I. I,f l. M i - ft '!! 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'" ' -li ill no longer In- ,'illiiui il tn I'nu'airi j in f"i-i-ii."i or inii'i itati- l oinmiTrt'. nn l I-fi tin' atlnrni y .'iii'i-nl of tin- t niti-il I Still, . -I, , It I... -..i :-r,...l ii...! i. .. -.i,,-,if .1 in. ii i-iih n inr- p'niifli-n will ilcNt fri-in vinliitiiur tin ai t. fn tin. i ni' iif n I'orpnnitiiiii or a mc'afiiiii lion- liiHiiii'si N mik li that i al.n.lufi. itiippiin:i Wfiuli 1 l. an In lur.v tn flic pul, llr n, fur i'-niipli. fln nut Iipit Itc f-oal rninlilnatlun the nttor v if iii-ral iiiiit In hi ill-n ri-t ion i-rfrain frmn prm ! iliiit-i tn iititnln n ilcm-i' nh "liiKly priMiitlnif tin- emit iiitiaini' of 'in h l,ii4:ii(.44 unit apply f,,r n llmiti-i fi- onilitiiin.il ilirri'i' fur tin- I'lifuri'f- 'llflll nf flic ( f. Senator Hour Ii :miliTtiH.l tn have e-ninilteil with 1'rei.i.ienf IJinmevelt ami Mtoriiey I li'iiiral Krmx In the prejiarM- fion of hi liill ami It show t rnre- ful 'iinl ilmrniicli i-iiiiii'leratliiii. U will "ip iiaml pul. lie int, re-it iitnl altrntion 'o ii '.'!. iier eMeiif than any i.Hier hill inf roipi. ei in the present eonifre-i-i, ami think if afe t" -ay n ill have the very jii'iier.il approval nf f!ii.K- whn ..- lieve there sllolll.l lie mill i I inlln I leirUI,.. j fintl for the i-i'iiiilatioii Mini miper-.-isinli iih of the irreat i onihinatlon-i eni;ai:ei In in 'I infi rit ite ami fnrelifn i-nniniercH. It ,. ilii nlil I nil, fed irit'i law hy the pren- ent ' ii ;". 'i- ' !i it ,1 n, j, I l' '!T, v' " ' rial im.litli.ii-. whl. h tumle It illtliiMlIt tn ' '"ir iM' ui' : il j t'.mt trn-t i.'eiiritii s. the oriranlatioii nf I .'i"' fr.'in i i h"' lieli pi'ij.l. ii t Iuilu-itrial eiiti-rprisei wont i. m ral of tli' j stra, lily mi. a ntnnmit of inpit.-il I'im-. . n ' -tnii: I haviinr irmie intn these imilertaklnei. As tviiiarUi'il I'V the p;iT irivinii the te nri -i. they prove that the riinrnnMH niirr.i ti"iw nf tr'i-t orraiil7.er- In .eeent year have not stilled the competitive prinel pi", which would prnl'iilily have even limie stfotii;ly ns-ierti d Itself ilurln the past year Imt for the roiiditioll of the iimney market. Another haniperiint fact Inn been the ilittlculty III jfettlnK lim titlal for plant const met Ion. Inspite the ol'Sfai'le-i tn the orea nida tion ef Independent enterprises, hov fver. in in-li has hoen ai cmnplished and the oitnntlnn n shown hy the ftirures Is ,'ilt.iu'ethi'r reassurhiii. Very nenernlly the Independent enterprises are on u substantial basis mid are under the man aircinriit of men of ex perieiico and abil ity, tmf n few of whom w ero formerly with the coinbliiatimis. It Is not prob able that industrial combination will cj- i' mi niucii lartner. nun it is ny no iiienus lniMssible that n reactionary inovement w 111 take plaee. nnder the pressure of in!o;i.idont competition, that will re-duci- the iniinber of cnmblnntlons before the close of the present year. At nil i vents It l jrratifyinir to find that the competitive principle is still In nctlvo operation. f ' !" MM-''. n p -ct illlf I, ., ..!:-. ' -i' 1 1 -: ' f I.l.'.'l ll"' f '- t he 'I I ' ' ' ' 'I" I'itClt inns s, .'! tn a ! '-:-i',. The bonl;s and . " v -:'ti"h tn w hi, li th" li-, I , 1.,. wulijecf tn ilispec I! ' .'fi'l'li'V l'i IH't-ll of the ..' any ,'iri'iit he may . a 'in h fin '-; ,MJ he --hall pro- only l lii--. but the attorney i' i'i '-' such further re I v vi t i lied, as he may deem Thus that official may In ',""' i oinph fi. and thor.'iiirh "'i "f 'he afT'iir-t of a corpora I'V' "11' m pr, iv i-inii Is that for ton of competitors: auaiiist nf "in i ' ii.-i f ion or cnnspirai y l'l'".. of 'lriin any persnti "ness by iiiidersi'llintr or th'T l'o eoininonly practiced ,y us The familiar incth in i. 1 1 1. I'd I, ere. . of fill' nil" f..r ?. ..! U' 'i H,'4 , . I I II' l'l I I .ir I i I '.- v s '. . t .- r-, .illiT 1 .' in.l-i-il .if ...s. ,r " - el ,. 4 l", ,S Ii of r.nrih'i-s has nls and every t ' I 1-1 I' V llilll'T I ill' i'f m and hold in H ' limit on'oi's la ' I caii h , i-t u ,i i il s Hi i I II 'I. I, ,, t ..il i j Tt ri, TH1': T I'Ki'flT SHAHIW. t of the imt.' .liu; i ' ''- perati n and profit sharinif uu-vi-inm ,,f kar . dnii'itedly present a most proinlsinir - orr ,w I'll" hi I'll'oli 1 1 T the vexed problem of nialn- ih" iiii oiniin and ! tainiiitf amicable relations between cap ,.f ..iii-ii; i will , ital .Hid labor. I'p tn this tltn. llow I ever, no protit sharimx HchiMiii ha Iwpn ' devised that would In strictly Just and eipiitable both fn the workman mid his employer. 'n-nper atlmi on a small scale has been successfully triiil ill various P ir-ts of th" country, but it litis invaria bly broken down in hard times when ruinou i'niiiN'tlf imi mid over production ! entailed heavy hisses upon the eo-oper-1 i afive c el-em. ,.f ti... 4..ut i.i Tin- l.ifiora'e protit sharlnic scheme - .a' i!i"l. as the idveni-cil w'Mi such a ureaf ttmirlsh of li-t lines i' otn t'.e iruinpcts by the ("nitcd .Mtate Steel l"v hi'" the sai i company appears at tlrst blush very at i1. it mi H. e eai'iial t:;i' five and full of promise for the etn well a on s Hue i.lnvcs of that i uu ii t ii- corMiral Imi. A "us il'iv coii-tl careful analysis shows it tn be an in r eiiiniis plan for clic kim; the power of the labor oruauizatioiis and labor emn- -is i n . i'.'it "f biniitinii. iinlya small minority of the 'isci s nu'i a . . - i m i employes mi the steel trust pay in 'f c't'o'-i i.anwt roll l'el',114 in th f iur classes reeelvlm; 1'e I'ne- in. i' aeniinl snlaiies nf J..'iiin ti ,ii.-..iii. frmn . . . ' . ; :. in in s:n nun. frmn 1ii.iiimi tu .' . i . unlet- 'imi',' .i"d !'! in jt'.'i 1 1 urn upward. .. -'jlii. n ''ii' The !i.''i -.i LiMi-d . Ilielals of the Steel i .ill' i:-'-t 'Ml naturally be content with the -I. are ..I' vimk I i v ni.r. n il 'hit i h I h!e 1 1 jiini' '" ii ""I "'1 1 li 'o'ii. 'V,.'i, ai'l plecimi.s little I'l-iun i.'-i.s ! r. a. d pr III -I'll in,' ,n i he eoliilltiolis offered. ' i'ii. i : i it W li a I ' per . cm di iilcinl "ii t h" si :ck. a n .i uu earn h'i in ,ii to per day A SI'F.CIAI. CUMMF.m COI HT. In n recent address Mr. I'routy, of the Interstate t'oinninrce ointnic sion, nrccd the creation of a special tribunal, In the nature of a cotuineree court, which fhouM 1h charireil with the duty of re view and enforcing the orders of n commission, frmn which appeal iixn iUestions of law, mid jierhaps those of fact, should lie to the supreme court of the ('lilted State. He said the members of such tribunal would be aplo!:iteil for life mid would therefore possess the con servatism of a court. '"They would not come in direct contact with the parties In the same wny that n commission does and hence would be removed from those Influences of n quasi -personal nature. They would stand resismsilile to public opinion for the roier discharge of their duties. After all, they would Riieedtly become nn expert lmdy, even more fa miliar with the matters at issue thun n commission itself and would be able to net intelligently nnd promptly." Mr. Trinity unvested that such n tribunal would not be confined to. reviewing nnd enforcing the orders of n commission, even though Its duties were limited to the regulation of Interstate nillwn.vs, but might In- available in dealing with inu- noM.ly In other branches of Interstate commerce than railway transimrtatlon. The preposition to crene n tribunal of this character Is not new. It, was pre sented several years ago at the confer ence held in I hicagn tn discuss meth ods for regulating railroads and the trust and received some public atten tion nnd favorable comment at that time. If has been advocated by a few students of the problem of rail war resiulntlon and If is to Ih remarked that Mr. Trouty by no means exhausted In his address the arguments In support of the proiMi sltion. Whatever may be thought re garding the necessity for a special court tn deal with Issues arising between the Interstate Commerce commission au.l the railroads, there is not a reasonable doubt that such a tribunal could l made of very great public service. We have never seen any sound objection to creating a court of the character ndvo eated by Mr. I'routy nnd n strong argu metir Iti behah of the proposition Is found In the fact that it is disapproved by the railroads. Neither the dire results to Cuba, pre dicted as sure to follow failure to do something for that island nor the dis astrous consemiences to American beet sugar interests expected from the an nexation of Hawaii, portu Hlco and the Philippines have materialized. The prophecies indulged by both sides to the Cuban tariff controversy last year have apparently shot equally wide of the mark, leaving the reciprocity treaty to be considered purely as a business prowsitlnn .between the two nations. Perhaps after all It was uo misfortune tn any one that the w hole question was left over for solier and deliberate action. A leading New York financial Journal 'Nplalus the tardy return to eastern cen ii ii.. . In I - ,1 n In IVO -hi 11,1 .Il I In -t mid pc ' ii ' I i-n.il l I I . . I V p.. I loll VtfVf- nly frmn :i tie' r sha iv hnlioii dollar tin 1 1 "i,i i,, sr, i . . -1 - da v i-l ' V' !'l 'i tn In cent i -i 'ii'' ' ii.iu frmn :;ii in :tr a Mar. .-muii,iig out Sou, lays. Mich a in. inis u.,1.1.1 . !v make tlicin rich. Ill tllue "!' ,, pi cssloli file stock divi- len.ls Mould .i'ii- - or shrink tn insignitl- II III I ,11 ,i I I lolls. I he .i.j...ri'iil ol.icet of th. protit shar- I il.e I 'iltcd States Steel so i nn h tn secure .nore or .1 reater ultimo of s ii. hi ad off alkoiits and . 1 1,, r u m-ds. a tempi ing Ii mis. hut the rank 1 ters of funds withdrawn during the fall is from I.'.ii.imhi to ! due in nart tn the emiriimiis soecii. latlmi In western land. Whatever the fffct in this particular may be, there Is no doubt as to the fact that a large amount m' money has been ahsorlied In to ,i cent I western laud speculation. It lias gone of Hie pr ,f I I,, such an extent that bankers in sev- uid men ( eral western states have made an organ ized eft'. Tt tn discourage such spcellla liou and have for some time refused to furnish funds to those who are oper ating in Canadian lands and in the cheaper hinds of the northwest. ii -i m ine i ' I . s ;,,, i . iei,t sen i ,il . din I .Is ' -I I ike. I ll puisc huiio up lu the i iiipliiyib n ho ui'e Th" scheme for organizing all the 'build railroads on a similar plan to the Northern Securities company is now uii'lersioo.1 to be waiting only for the ccii.ioii of the courts upon the latter, but It is tn lie said tn the credit of the i ioiild project that It Is not announced as a piuceh uf bi'iievuk'Ut ttuniuiila- liull" ahfk rt'iiTv rtAtis i.i-t'i. The past rise before me like a dream. Again we an- spectator and partici pant In th- gnat struggle for national I'fe. I am carricl back to the national capital during the tnost gloomy period "f the civil war. following the tllsas trmis campaign of the Army of Virginia under lielicral Pope, whom I had ac companied a army telegrapher frmn the liapid.-iii to Pull Itun. .lust forty year ago, Thursday, Abraham Lincoln immor talized himself by appending hi name to the historic pro 'lamatlmi of emanci pation. Pol' four mouths preceding that day I had opiiort unity to study the sad. furrowed face of the martyred president every day, being stationed In the old War department building that stood w ithin one hundred yards of the White House, and whence the president con ducted his war correspondence by tele graph with his generals In the Held and the war governors nt the various state capital. It will be regarded as singular, almost Incomprehensible, that through out the entire four years of the war in which vast armies were marshaled and maneuvered, the commander in chief of the nrmy and navy could not be reached by wire in the White House, but was obliged tn make dally and almost hourly calls In the library nsini of the War de partment, which had been converted into a military telegraph office. Among the precious mementoes of the war preserved by me is a diary record ing my experiences In the United States military telegraph corps. The introduc tory was the following sad refrain: (Written between It :3a atnl midnight, De cember 31. Another year, ere mnny minutes pass, Will clone its history mnurtifullv, nlns! Joys which It brought compare! with thfl sorrow Will make us feci glad it clones tomorrow. What are the changes of eighteen Rixty t wo, I ask myself, ami find It Is too true. That man Is dust, to dust he will return And leave behind perhaps a few to mourn. The graves are filled by patriotic sons, The tears are shed by wives and little ones. What treasures spent could purchase all the blood From those who love them? When will It end, O God! Then let us pray that eighteen sixly-three May once more bless this land of liberty With peaceful homes, all strife may cease, And crown our efforts with a blessed peace. The advent of the New Year Is her alded by a yearning for the cessation of the war and the restoration of ieaoe: January 1, 18G3 War Department, Wash ington. The clock has barely struck 12. An other year commenced, and with it perhaps a new era for liberly; but what will be changed? Mysterious future! A blessing to all hides from our view the end our destiny. I commence the year in the War department. May I end It in a peaceful home or peaceful circle of friends, discuss ing the pttat. The story of New Year's day and the incidents of the president's levee are briefly recited in the diary us follows: The day is clear and cold. Tho presi dent called at the War department ofllce at his usual hour about 8 -30 a. m. I took ft stroll through the streets at 11 a. m.; considerable bustle, but not half as much as Christmas day. The great feature of tho day aa the president's levee officers of tho army, headed by General Halleck, met at the War department; navy offlcers, beaded by Rear Admiral Foote, at the Navy department. Many army odloers appeared In full dress uniform. Captains and lieu tenants sported gilt epaulets and cocked hats, while major generals only wore plain shoulder straps. The navy officers were the finer looking body. They invariably dis played full gala dress, cocked hats, epau lets, swords and flashy uniforms. Army and navy offlcers passed the inclosure to the White House, while a considerable crowd was gathered outside the gates. While these officers were entering the White House the foreign ministers, diplo mats and cabinet offlcers were coming out and entered superb carriages driven by liveried coachmen. Each foreign minister appeared In the full court dresi of his na tion. Soon the army and navy officers tiled out. At 12 the gates were opened for tho ci vilians. I tried to wedge my way through the grounds. The crowd was dense and mixed. Men and women of all classes old ladles, young ladles, babies and children were Jammed together and held at bay by a squad of soldiers with fixed bayonets. The metropolitan police were lnsido the building. Finally I got In. The president looked rather cheerful. His whiskers were trimmed within about an inch of his face. He stood In the center of the East room and shook hands with everyone. Aa I passed he remarked to me, "How-do-you do-sir?" To a lady Just ahead of me, who carried an Infant, "How is the baby?" Mrs Lincoln was rot present, probably on ac count of her being In mourning. New Year's receptions at the White House in won? recent tln.es In some r1 siiects afford n picturesque contrast with the. memorable levee of lMii.l. There w us no martial niulse by the red-coated Ma rine band the musical marines were out In the ois'U fighting the relsds. There were uo tropical plants and flowers and no gorgeous decorations. The Hags were in active demand on the firing Hue. There were no cabinet officers lu line, the cab inet officers were detained on active duty at their respective departments. Abru haul Lincoln stood alone in that large reception room, undergoing the trying ordeal of three mortal hours' of hand shaking. The signing of the emancipation proc Imitation, which struck the shackles from the limbs of more than four mil lions of human beings held in bondage was without ceremony and did not ere ute n ripple of .excitement. If memory serves me right, and I feel sure that it does, there was not u colored .1111 ii pres ent at the reception on that New Year's day to shake the hand of the cmaiici pator. There whs not the least demon stration lu honor of the event by tiny society or group of people In th. c!ty of Washington. By u very large majority of the Nsiple then living at the national capital the proclamation was regarded as a jxipe's bull against the comet. Abraham Lincoln had served notice on Jefferson Ihivls ami his confederate fol lowers on the o'Jil day of Septembel' lMiL'. teHIng tlicin that .f they did not stack arms, disperse :ud abandon the rebellion within one hundred davit hi would Mink ti deadly bluw ut bluvery I he one hundred da expired on New Year's day. The rebel were still lu arm and the proclamation wa Issued to redeem the promise by tie chief e ccutlve a a war measure. The only mention in my diary to the most world famed act lu the life of Abraham l.lu coin I this: Returned to the War department at 1" :la p m. A in en g the tut k.i.ir, s sent lo New Yerk Is the prei 'latitat leu ef the preKl h nt ill substance setting free by his authority ns president ef the t'nltcd States atnl cmn-nianiler-lii-i hlcf ef the nrmy and nay all slaves In the otates ef Louisiana, except ing seme parishes rnmcil. Including New Or leans: nil slaves In Mississippi. Florida. Trx.is, Alabama. Smith Carolina. Nnrth Car elinii. Arkunsns, Georgia and Virginia, ex cepting some districts hear Nnrfulk and West Virginia. Although the proel.nmit ion was made public lu the Washington Kvelil.ig Star of thnt day it was my lot to transmit the lirst olllcial copy of the document from the War department, but In hand ling the message I had no Idea of the far-reaching cmisetptcnci s. Much greater prominence i. given In my diary to the war news received on New Year's day forty years ago. A victory lor the army nnd disaster for the navy tire summed up In these lew lines: News from the battl-.' In Tennessee near Murfreeshoro. fought day before yesterday and partly today. MrCook attacked Hardee, was driven hack some distance, hut confed erate center was broken anil report "They are retreating." We occupy Murfreeshoro. Fighting described ns terrific. Gen'l Willlch reported killed. Lieutenant Colonel Gal -t'sche, chief of Hosecrans' stafT, killed. Gen'l Stanley and Rousseau wounded. Dis patch from Fortress Monroe announces that Monitor In 'ow of the -Rhode Island passed Hntteras on Tuesday, the 3nth, In fine weather. Ity !i:2 a terrible gale com menced. Tho Monitor sprung a leak and In spite of the efforts of Capt. nankhead. its commander, nud crew, she sunk. A num'.icr of the crew, Including some officers, are missing. K. ROSKWATKIi. A distinct movement is In progress among Iowa educators for consolidation of rural schools. The condition of many of the country district schools has been a matter of increasing complaint in Iowa in recent years, the eMiclcncy of the system showing a poor contrast with that of the city schools. As a remedy a considerable number of the country districts have voluntarily con solidated, establishing at central points graded schools, which, with the com bined resources at their command, have been enabled to secure a high standard of instruction. These experiments have been so satisfactory that there Is now a strong agitation for change in the law to provide for the general adop tion of , the plan. Ml II 111 IIO I St Till-: l'l I Ml. Soiinrvlll'' .tniiriinl If sshn'lui ,int free, perluipa th'-i'- wmiM t" a I ii r n r i up ulnr deitin lot f' r It Springfield Ri I'lil ll.-iiii I: If ' "i nm.li lo expert tin' 111 I ll I -1 r In fnril'lll nil III' heal this winter, yet It mn .Mr M.m,ti win snld. whin nskid the lim way In wiirni iii a church: "llulld a sriat flrr In th" pulpit." Chlcsg'i I'est : Dr. Mmm J Ssmik" tun contributed his meed lo tho spun ef the season I'V ipiest Imilng the illrlnlt v of Christ. Mr Savage must fiur thai b" will be overlooked If he dni'Mi t keep en niplng something different. Indianapolis Journal China has rc-uni,-.! the Issuing of vnrnlliss to tnlsleiiaili-s. After wh.it has occurred as a nsnlt of Irv ing to eemert the Mongolian would It let be a food Idea tn wlthd'iiw our ew nei lis' and bt the 'Ileal hen Chinee" take In chances'' Springfield Republican: There In sein--thlng stunning about the $;o,n).niiii Meth odist thank offering fund, and one I tempted to say that only ihe Meihodlsta could have done so reninrkahle a thing as to raise It. The nchlmenii nt Is certainly all eye-opener tn those who think that tx church needs state aid, as most Englishmen do. riillndelphla lieror.l An .Mutinies i lergv nmn colored has announced himself as n candidate for the chaplaincy of the t'tiltid States senate. He Is the editor of a Journal printed In the Interest of his race called "Hot Shots." Ills candidacy nffords a tine opportunity for the republican majority In the senate to vindicate Its professed love for the negro and throw hot shgt into th" ranks of disbelievers. l'.imton Globe: A York state minister met a pnliceninn ami could not avoid an allusion to the local topic of the borough. "What a number of burglars there are about," ho said, "why don't you constables Brrcst them?" The policeman regarded thn clergyman solemnly. "Sir." he replied, "there are thousands of persons going to hell every year. Why don't you mlnlsurs stop them?" Tit for tat. Illl I Mull II l lll'IIV I nn ell fieri I l"i In ltii"e I'f III. V m 1 1 I' . .1- l'l' M II. I - ', I I t eller" In w 1 1 -1 I nun 1 il i IP I, n tin i 1 1 1 1 1 en I" .i i n w hii hits mt e I I , V , I I , : i ell I il t I 11 A i,, I . i I. nn nn wlil'h i'ii will tu i r ...i'. in ( m in, i fol I I ii' ' i ' 'lli..ii-li i'i l'l, iK Pul tin' l.-ik ef U'oi 1 1-1 hi I In- i 1 1 il 1 1 1 li 1 1 1 ' I sr if I S' tie : . n in n t iniik'' any ei'-inkii t,e i ii ii ho tfni mill in ike nit) ineiii' Ii . ii tin tniii Is I ..I In the nnoti uu ll Will tt"l I ' I'll I I I III" I I 'in III is ('it i' 1 1 in wl'lli'lll remitting I- 1 1 he pardon wltlnnil u nt.iv ef iiin-tiin. n' It s tin ice 'li k 1 1 1 1.- tile teu'i cut of lour t rot In r lie i'ii 1 1." I ii . Iii i i.f lui i r i-d. It l In tor to miiI n ginnl mini" liforn us : Ii.i ii to Pine ii hirge fortune hi-hlnt. II M 1111 I till f The railroad committee of the city council of Chicago Is now conducting an invc itigatlon Into the causes of the pn-sont high prices of soft coal, and, while it has not yet completed Its ardu ous labors, the consensus of opinion nniong the coal dealers Is that to n com bination of economic: causes and the law- of supply and demand Is due the present lack of coal and consequent high prices. In the meantime the com- lination of the dealers and the combi nation of economic causes keep thou sands of people shivering, while the op- ration of the law of supply and de mand Is tilling the coffers of the mine owners and coal jobbers. Wherr the Hublier Work. Saturday Evening Tost. If dogs were built on tho same plan as some speH'ht-s their conclusions would wag behind their ears. Gi'HIiik Her Money's Worlli. St. Iouls Glohe-Uemoerat. Lady Curzon is ono of the few titled Americans who seems to be getting the full worth of her money. Too Well Known at llonief Boston Transcript. The bachelor governor of Kansas bears some of the marks of a prophet. Ho has received sixty-seven offers of marriage from New York, and forty-four from Illinois, but none from his own state. I'C.IISOVVI. AMI OTHKHWIT.. By swift and heroic efforts the sultan of Morocco mnnaged to keep his Fez on straight. The famous Moulin Rouen Is no more. Hut there remains enough of l'nrls to Incite eqvinl zeal in the art of painting. Dr. Ixirenz eats two breakfasts a day. consisting of ta. on. ham and chops. At this rate Mr. Armour will soon get his money back. Dick Croker Is buying up more land In England. Where did he get it? Richard did not own an American coal mine or a coal lard. The attorney general of Illinois, armed with a hot poker, Is camping on the trail of the coal sharks. What the situation needs is an automatic plledriver. Over in Australia the people who are com plaining of excessive heat might work up a profitable trade with the Vnlted States by canning the excess for export. The report that Mr. Rockefeller had de rided to found the Ida Tarbell College for Women and endow It with $10,000, noO has not been verified. It Isn't necessary to con tradict It. President Castro of Venezuela was found dancing when war dispatches were brought to him. Tho distance between Castro and Wellington is altogether too great for a twentieth century Hyron to span success fully. It costs good, sound money to play a prac tical Joke on a Chicago maiden. A man who Jokingly asked a woman to marry him was held up for $2,.ri00 In a breach of prom ise suit. Served hlra right. An offer of marriage is no Joke. Four hundred husbands deserted their homes in Chicago last year because their wives were poor rooks. General Crook's idea of a pliable Indian applies aa well to the paleface. The highway to domestic happiness is through the alimentary canal. A local census of Oakland, Cal., the Brooklyn of San Frnnelsco, shows S2.ir'.ri in habitants. E. A. O'llrlen, formerly city editor of The Bee, bossed the Job and was rewarded with a set of complimentary reso lutions adopted by the city council. In the manifold experiences of a newspaper num. no other act approaches a set of embalmed resolutions In soothing his harassed soul, lifting him above the selfishness of the world and Inspiring nobler deeds In behalf of mankind. Commendatory resolutions by a common council are priceless Jewels in the bosom of newspaper life. Mr. O'Brien's good fortune is the envy and the admira tion of his former associates. Ni w York Ceintiu rclnl nut In Chlcagi the imtuiiliti e on m heel li'.iin.liri tin lit hss. ll Is n pnrii. I. milist I'uti-I "wotiiHii' f"r "lH'l" In i hisslfyitig 'Ihe female ten ti ers." That i omiiili tec wlmtiM-r H Is, an Olhrllll lllllllii Ipill t, ,ly I'f Otherwise till d mo well If Chicago ti.-nl cut f illen Intn the iilfjou.lltr and the Pad fotiii ef snyltu "lady timbers'' It Is high time that snnie t'nil; si t In r right. I'of lldy th" "aalea Indies" may him nn much dune f r them ere long and linn there will be soon hiV" for the "nasherlndles" and ilmne hotel pro prietors who deeor.ite dnnrs with am h legends ns ladles' parlor," New Ynrk Sun Hut some words excel ent 111 IhemselMs mid their proper plain grow wearisome after yens of Itermlon. "Lady" has long to di d a a, ;it I . ai, I' hss lis proper :n use mid pertinent use, but It leses dls! t ti c-1 Inn and liecnmes alumni ridic ulous when misapplied mil overworked. It Is a yon, I ol I word. I'M ii If II h is not tho homi ly mi aping of "I rc'id kmnihT." which an etymoloKy dear to Cnilvle an I ituskln gave it, but good old words may suffer In foolish mouths "Lii.lv ti-advr," ' lady client," "lady 'Inner." "saleslady," "lady HcnographiT." ' sboplady, "holy ashler" here is too much place for "linlli s " "Lady friend'- whs good enough for Tetuiv ien and may perhaps he defended as a saver of tlmn and would, but we do nut like thee, "lady friend," and ns for "gentleman friend." il wears ' pants." Baltimore American: To try hack to the old-time hallowed expression "woman" inn scarcely he deemed surprising. Ii la a generic word ami has embraced all woman kind In the minds of English-speaking people. Not hint; unpleasant connects It self with Its use. The noblest fi miles of all nges have done It along with Ihe hum blest nnd th" mother of mankind is par ticularly distinguished by the title. Ita suggestions are pleasant. When one thinks of a woman it Is of her gentle ipial llies and virtu. which distinguish her from the opposite sex. True womanhood conveys to Ihe mind very excellence and lovcllnis which 111" lex i.uggests. Of course, the Chicago school biard by ps ac tion Is not likely tu niter sudd' nly th" usatso tn thl i respect, and there mnv not bo rny sweeping liberation. The word "lady'' having been txpanded to suih an extent ns to lose its power for differentiating. It may, and probably will, tie continued In use ns a synonym for denoting the sex. IOM .STIC 11.10 A s TK I KK. Illnesses of the Wrltlntr Trade. Mostly About People. Many occupations have diseases which are more or less Incidental to them, and litera ture is not exempt. The two most prevalent literary maladies are writer's cramp and swelled head. The unfortunate thing about writer's cramp Is that It Is never cured. The unfortunate thing about swelled bead is that It never kills. Youlh Mot the Heat. Atlantic Monthly. We are prone, in our enthusiasm for youth, to disparage something still better. Youth Is action, glorious, unrestrained, yet also undirected, contingent. Manhood Is action to a higher degree. Youth is beau tiful, but imperfect, not Immoral, but un moral. In youth Inheres only the possi bility of fearlessness tn the literal sense of the word; In manhood alone He the in finite possibilities of courage. When Tlmea Were Strenuous In Iowa, Cherokee Democrat. Twenty-five r thirty years ago a coal famine didn't cause the least concern among the people. It didn't matter much then whether it was $4.50 the price then in western Iowa or 40 per ton. All wo burned In those days was weeds, the long, leun, dry weeds, that covered the sloughs, with a strip of slough grass sandwiched in between. V ith a family of four per sons, it took two to gather and pack them to the house, one to continuously break them In handfuls and put them in th stove, while the fourth would nearly freeze to death trying to k"i p warm by it. I.Mll STHIAI. GHOWTH. Statlatlra of I'rogrraa In the lulled Stales In the l.nat Decode. The following figures, showing facts about the wealth and business of the United States In 1902 and the percentage of In crease or decrease from the conditions of 18!2. are taken from a table complied by the New York Commercial Advertise-. It will be noticed that In the decade values have increased In every single Item with the exception of the amount of liabilities of commercial failures, In which there Is a Blight falling oft In 1902 from the total amount In 1S92. Where exact facts are not obtainable the source of the intimates Is Indicated In the foot note: Inc. 1!1 Over 1S2. I'. C 21. 31 14 W M VI r-.hl S!I.J llil Mi 41 U 270. M 2. 7.11.177. ? 6.l'fi'i.ii72 l,'v l .-,.:; i:tl. nix 1.52."i.yi7.!H3 9,315, P.i.l 912 101.17 4.7M,l-9 4-lii ;i.m !'.M something; llrjonil a Salary. Sucee.is. A boy or a man who works simpty for bit salary, and is actuated by ou higher mo tive, Is dishonest, and the one whom he most defraui'u Is himself. He is cheating himself, lu the quality of his dally work, of that which all the after years, try as be may. can never give him back. If I were allowed but one utterance on this subject, so vital to every young man starting on the Journey of life, I would say: "IKin't think too much of the amount of salary your employer gives you at the start. Think rath'T ef the possible salary you can give yourself, in Increasing your skill, lu expanding your experience, In enlarging and ennobling yourodf." A man's or a boy' work Is material with which to bull 1 character and manhood. It Is life's school for practical training of the faculties, stretching the mind and strengthenlni and developing the Intellect. Dot a .Here mill for griudlug out a salary of dollars and ceuta. 1V Population a7n.rtn.iiV, Wealth Ib94.3iiii.iiii.ua rvutlonal bank deposits. I 3.2o9.27:t.i;i4 Havings In nk deposits.. Havings bank depositors Htate hank deposits $ I'rlvate bank deposits..! Trust company deposits t Total Punk and trust company ili pi nils New York bank clear- Inga I Total bank cparinss 116.i'21.t'ilnu;i Uniii, including certifi cates. In clrcul illeii fi.TS.713 .jm Nul l bank notes Oct. 31 t :Ni.47ii S.I4 Money In circulation... t ! 2!9,3i.a.',I Circulation pt-r capita n l!nld In the treasury $ 5;J,S 2 ojl Hallway freight carried one mile, tons dlS'i . .lain ' Value farm properly.. I lOi.MI.'ail ,M Value farm products ..$ U:,7sri77 7' Value of farm animals. I li2.!i1.72',,.!.'i Wheat bushels e''.2.!'i7.e. 7 Corn. Iu s he la t'8.rtt.3i.fi'.;47l Wool, pounds ulii.lll.i !J Value of wool manufac tures Cotton, bales Value of cotton manu factures f Value of silk manufac tures I Oolil production f Sugar production, tuna. IVtrolrum prod icilon. gallons Cnpp r ,io,pictl.,n. t'liii Coal t . r..il mi 1 1- 1 1 . tuns . 1'lg Iron pre. I ti. .ii. t.cis Steel pr' dui t lull, ten . M tiiufacti.rtf . iiuml i-r .Manufai tun . value product I utt.i -, ai I- actory em;.. . yes, a r- n r. uniiier : : i ' '7 Factory wugea a I ... f b.' ii.si a l ie i f in n Ii .i. ,lre Imp rt S ! Yal.ie i f :i rch-i. ill - experts t l.n!.:pi.i" Value tigi leu'.t tra I -ai'rta t. Value of ugrli "lit jral export f Yal.i- i.f iiiiimi'.ii n r- .I exports I Ciilllllieri I ll f.tPliti', No 1 I.i I.l Hit. full. ire f New York Hun: Ile-l'lty Is akin to love, you knmv. She Yes, Isn't It a pity you can't affiird thai love of u hat for tne? Philadelphia. Press: peculiar thing about a man s stum ling in his church." What's that V "It depends largely upon his sitting." Detroit Free Press: Mrs. llcnpcek -Tomorrow will be the fifteenth anniversary of our marriage. lieiipeck You needn't taunt me with it. Judge: "She says that ho Is a man after her own heart." "Then I suppose he will get It." Chlcas'i News: Witless Who Is that handsome nil! standing near tin- piano-.' Mrs I t'lmi r-Tliat im my uaugliti r. Witless Indeed: She doisllt resembli! you ill Ihe least. Cleveland Plain lunler: "I'i'i yur wife give veil air. cigars this Christmas- "N'V 1 tti'nk sli" Intended to give tne .1 box but nlnn I went Into the parl,.r and smoked one of tin- cigars she give me last year, die changed her mind." 1 hi In, l.li. bin Press: Tess There's only one tiling that prevents her from making a cl'-ak of lu r religion. Ji-i.s And whiit's that? Tess-She doesn't consider cloaks fash ionable i.uw. Chicago Tribune: The Doctor Your cold goems to be much better. Tho Profrssi r I certainly am not cough ing marly us copiously us 1 was before Christmas. Chicago Tribune: "C.eorge." said Mra Ferguson, "Us too bad tilout that lot of mechanical toys you gav Wilile for a Christmas gift. Kvery one of them went to pieces lu less than twenty-four hours." "Yes," replied Mr. Ferguson, "ih" chap I bought them of promised they would." Chica-o pout: "I don't think much of Venus, anyway." "Too Immodest ?" "oh. It isn't that; but she didn't bring up ("lipid to have u 1 roper respect for parental authority." Indianapolis News- "Pretty tiresome, isn't It V" r marked the first man ut a ra-ci-pl urn. "It is so." replied the other. "i d sneak out If I could, but my wife would get mad. She's a friend of ihe hoHtcea." "1 il sneak out. too, but my wife wouol be furious. She a the hotea." WIII7HK (.Oil l. A. J. Watethotise In New York Tinn-a We used to sit together, my I'ncle Job where tt lln- nnil 1. And w.itch tli" s insi t glory gere i In the skv ; Wile fields of crlmeon, purple-edged; great citadels i f flame; The shifting play of shade and ray In acme tanta.-Uc game; I The sha. lew h M that let pel and ran lu TO.T'i I klsf the tailing worl.t g-iiidiaiiaai el'i.iiA i.tivi I2n ; 4n l'l 17. r,7 117 LM 71 i .I 27 r3 i i'l :: 13 li M .v ,',s T.ii'l c n: is 21 g3l5aa,.o,l ,; v.-) bteT.2.ai.jr.s 'it;; 7ai gi7l r.ii f: 1 1 t !: 1 is g:7: :".t ff Vl .1 Hl7.7s.-.f. i r. i: i -.t h.-.',7:i 2- ii Pta !' M 77 if SI II 17: ::i 4' ::i And whist i ri 1. ' l-i-H'-e ' and Pe.iee ' an-1 IN an- r.' .I n lis banner fn'ted And ri we watched the lambent tlainra mat ilimr.-d In the iir. My inn le it' iffd lite hat srd said. "My 1-cj, our li-i'l Is tin re." Long linn ago my uncle died, the sunlight en his hair; It it, wl.iris.eir tie t 1 lea tod iv, I knew bis i J "I la there , For. If bj i I. am a- be slneild n.'t rev h Ih," h'.iv'n thr.. gh pp.i a-a dim. W here i r he went wool. I I... content, he' 1 take lil- Iii .iv ii with I 'm. An. I. w.itihleai all the -hlfing scenes if life fi f ilitaalle p..iv. t ie learned cii" fr ith, in I If irned It well. u In I r er 1 ll'lllll'll pill . The li"d we l la- all at "W .ilnil. Ih. IJ...I o' t r il"e an t pr i r la ilif In the I.. a Hoc heart Ovi! ileal- to hold him tin re vm I' .'. ' : ft fit s 1 ru " f" i v.' tv : I.l ;il U 1.1 Vi a Ktltriatfd b t'.'n fiia w-.tra an. I tigur. a 1 "ini'.ite.l I r. 'in 1 1 ,t . r l ., I .- i om m, i , rr port for li and earuli K at.. Intf n'a of l'..2 r IT. illllll.nl, fallli.ali'. l-J f Im g TlJ ralluialat Purra.i- To Save Your Eyes sec IIUTnSON 21S South t.th M. l'Ui IMAkW.